October 25, 2010 This week was as sweet as candy. In Social Studies, we did a Making a Law sheet. We had to put the steps in order of how a bill becomes a law. First, somebody has to have an idea. That person calls their State Representative or State Senator. They write it up as a Bill. It gets introduced into one part of Congress—let’s say the Senate. In the Senate, it is sent to a committee and the committee studies it. Then it gets put on the Senate calendar. Then the Senate votes on the Bill. If a majority says yes, it goes to the House. In the House, it starts all over again. It goes the the House committee where they study it. Then the House votes on the Bill. If a majority says yes, it goes to the President. He could veto the Bill. That means he says NO! If that happens, the Bill goes back to the Congress, but this time they have to pass it by 2/3. The President can also let the Bill sit on his desk for 10 days without signing it and it will automatically become a law. Or, the President can say YES and sign the Bill. When he signs it, it becomes a law. We also learned a new song this week called, “I’m Just a Bill”. Will sings the loudest when we sing it. We also learned about Checks and Balances this week. We have these so that one of the three branches of Government does not become more powerful than the others. In Math, we learned how to round to the nearest 10,000. We also learned how to write expanded numbers and to put them back into the standard numbers we see today. We also learned about millions. In Language Arts, we did more about similes and metaphors. We also learned about alliteration. Alliteration is like tongue twisters. An example is Shawn’s shark sank ships. You can use other letters, but most of the words should start with the same letter. In Success Time, we worked on division. Today we had our Halloween Party. We got to wear our costumes to school. At first we watched the parade of the little kids. We watched a movie during our party. The name of the movie was “Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein.” We ate, and ate and ate. We were so good today, we got out of doing a math assignment. This week was spook-tastic! October 18-22, 2010
This week was like a speed boat—it went by quickly.
In Math, we did more rounding. We rounded to the nearest 1,000 and the nearest 10,000. It was fun.
In Social Studies, we read “Your Road to the White House”. It told us the qualifications to be President and what the President does. The book was about how to become President. If you want to be President, you need to get a lot of friends and fast because if you want to be President you will need a lot of people to vote for you and to help you pay to be President. It can cost up to $20,000,000.00 to run for President! If you want to be President, you need to have a campaign. You have to hire a campaign manager. You have to advertise to make people vote for you. You kiss babies when you are campaigning. When you campaign, you also shake hands. You give speeches and have debates. When people go to vote for the President, the one with the most electoral votes wins and this is not always the person who wins the popular vote.
In Language Arts, we worked on similes and metaphors. In your sentences, they help make them more interesting. In similes, as and like make them work. A metaphor is a sentence that doesn’t use like or as to compare, but does use is or was. An example is He is a giant.
In Success Time, we continued working on multiplication at our own levels.
This week we did the last 2 days of MEAP testing. Tuesday we did Math and Wednesday we did Writing.
Friday was PajamaRama Day. PajamaRama Day is when you have to bring in at least $1.00 to wear your pajamas to help raise money for needy kids in Lenawee County.
This week was tremendous!
October 11-15, 2010
This week was Meap-tastic!
In Language Arts, we learned about animal similes. Similes are phrases like “You’re as cute as a button”. They’re sentences that compare two things using the word like or as. Similes are figures of speech. We can use similes to write a really awesome story.
In Social Studies, we learned about the three branches of Government. The three branches are the Judicial Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Legislative Branch. We have talked more about the Executive Branch. The President is the head of the Executive Branch. The President might be the head of the Executive Branch, but his powers are checked by the other two branches. The President is the Commander of the Armed Forces. The President can sign bills into law or he can veto, or decline, them. The President has to report on the State of the Union every year. He also works out treaties with other countries. The President appoints Ambassadors to other countries. The President can only stay in office for two terms, or 8 years. The qualifications to be President are to be at least 35 years old, live in the U.S. for at least 14 years, and be a natural born citizen of the U.S.
In Math, we learned to round to the nearest 100. We also put numbers in order.
We took MEAP this week. We tested for three days! We did a day of Writing, and two days of Reading. Next week we have two days of MEAP testing left. One test is Math and the other is another day of Writing. We will be glad when it is over!
In Success Time, we started going to the same teacher every day. We are grouped by how well we did on our weekly timed test in multiplication. We are going to stay with this same teacher for 2 weeks. We should be practicing our multiplication and division facts at home.
We also continued Work Stations.
This week was spectacular!
October 4-8, 2010
This week was full of exciting things.
In Math, we went on to place value. We have learned our hundreds, thousands, and ten thousands. We compared numbers. We learned how to write numbers in words, and how to read numbers correctly.
In Social Studies, we learned about the last two groups to come to the United States. The African Americans came on slave ships. The Asian Americans came to look for gold and to help build a railroad—the Transcontinental Railroad. We watched a video about Immigrants. We brainstormed facts from the video together and then we chose three facts to write in our Learning Logs. In the video we learned that the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States. It was built from 1832-1860. Twelve million immigrants passed through the halls of Ellis Island. Some people were turned away at Ellis Island because they were sick. Some people snuck into the United States because they didn’t have papers. Those people are considered illegal immigrants.
We had our first Student of the Month Assembly. Shawn was our Student of the Month. He got Student of the Month for setting high expectations. The goal for October is responsibility. Jasmine got Writer of the Month. We also had a moment of silence in honor of Mrs. Decker.
In Language we did a compare/contrast writing. We did a Venn diagram and then we changed it to an essay. We partner edited. We are working on our second compare/contrast paper now.
In Success Time, we played division and multiplication Quizmo. We played Around the World with multiplication and division. We also played problem solving Bingo. We practiced multiplication and division problems by playing tic-tac-toe. We played a matching game with equivalent fractions.
We started Workstations this week. Workstations are fun. Mrs. Tomlin said we were great for our first week of Workstations.
We have the bestest teacher ever! And she has the bestest students.
October 25, 2010
This week was as sweet as candy.
In Social Studies, we did a Making a Law sheet. We had to put the steps in order of how a bill becomes a law. First, somebody has to have an idea. That person calls their State Representative or State Senator. They write it up as a Bill. It gets introduced into one part of Congress—let’s say the Senate. In the Senate, it is sent to a committee and the committee studies it. Then it gets put on the Senate calendar. Then the Senate votes on the Bill. If a majority says yes, it goes to the House. In the House, it starts all over again. It goes the the House committee where they study it. Then the House votes on the Bill. If a majority says yes, it goes to the President. He could veto the Bill. That means he says NO! If that happens, the Bill goes back to the Congress, but this time they have to pass it by 2/3. The President can also let the Bill sit on his desk for 10 days without signing it and it will automatically become a law. Or, the President can say YES and sign the Bill. When he signs it, it becomes a law. We also learned a new song this week called, “I’m Just a Bill”. Will sings the loudest when we sing it. We also learned about Checks and Balances this week. We have these so that one of the three branches of Government does not become more powerful than the others.
In Math, we learned how to round to the nearest 10,000. We also learned how to write expanded numbers and to put them back into the standard numbers we see today. We also learned about millions.
In Language Arts, we did more about similes and metaphors. We also learned about alliteration. Alliteration is like tongue twisters. An example is Shawn’s shark sank ships. You can use other letters, but most of the words should start with the same letter.
In Success Time, we worked on division.
Today we had our Halloween Party. We got to wear our costumes to school. At first we watched the parade of the little kids. We watched a movie during our party. The name of the movie was “Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein.” We ate, and ate and ate. We were so good today, we got out of doing a math assignment.
This week was spook-tastic!
October 18-22, 2010
This week was like a speed boat—it went by quickly.
In Math, we did more rounding. We rounded to the nearest 1,000 and the nearest 10,000. It was fun.
In Social Studies, we read “Your Road to the White House”. It told us the qualifications to be President and what the President does. The book was about how to become President. If you want to be President, you need to get a lot of friends and fast because if you want to be President you will need a lot of people to vote for you and to help you pay to be President. It can cost up to $20,000,000.00 to run for President! If you want to be President, you need to have a campaign. You have to hire a campaign manager. You have to advertise to make people vote for you. You kiss babies when you are campaigning. When you campaign, you also shake hands. You give speeches and have debates. When people go to vote for the President, the one with the most electoral votes wins and this is not always the person who wins the popular vote.
In Language Arts, we worked on similes and metaphors. In your sentences, they help make them more interesting. In similes, as and like make them work. A metaphor is a sentence that doesn’t use like or as to compare, but does use is or was. An example is He is a giant.
In Success Time, we continued working on multiplication at our own levels.
This week we did the last 2 days of MEAP testing. Tuesday we did Math and Wednesday we did Writing.
Friday was PajamaRama Day. PajamaRama Day is when you have to bring in at least $1.00 to wear your pajamas to help raise money for needy kids in Lenawee County.
This week was tremendous!
October 11-15, 2010
This week was Meap-tastic!
In Language Arts, we learned about animal similes. Similes are phrases like “You’re as cute as a button”. They’re sentences that compare two things using the word like or as. Similes are figures of speech. We can use similes to write a really awesome story.
In Social Studies, we learned about the three branches of Government. The three branches are the Judicial Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Legislative Branch. We have talked more about the Executive Branch. The President is the head of the Executive Branch. The President might be the head of the Executive Branch, but his powers are checked by the other two branches. The President is the Commander of the Armed Forces. The President can sign bills into law or he can veto, or decline, them. The President has to report on the State of the Union every year. He also works out treaties with other countries. The President appoints Ambassadors to other countries. The President can only stay in office for two terms, or 8 years. The qualifications to be President are to be at least 35 years old, live in the U.S. for at least 14 years, and be a natural born citizen of the U.S.
In Math, we learned to round to the nearest 100. We also put numbers in order.
We took MEAP this week. We tested for three days! We did a day of Writing, and two days of Reading. Next week we have two days of MEAP testing left. One test is Math and the other is another day of Writing. We will be glad when it is over!
In Success Time, we started going to the same teacher every day. We are grouped by how well we did on our weekly timed test in multiplication. We are going to stay with this same teacher for 2 weeks. We should be practicing our multiplication and division facts at home.
We also continued Work Stations.
This week was spectacular!
October 4-8, 2010
This week was full of exciting things.
In Math, we went on to place value. We have learned our hundreds, thousands, and ten thousands. We compared numbers. We learned how to write numbers in words, and how to read numbers correctly.
In Social Studies, we learned about the last two groups to come to the United States. The African Americans came on slave ships. The Asian Americans came to look for gold and to help build a railroad—the Transcontinental Railroad. We watched a video about Immigrants. We brainstormed facts from the video together and then we chose three facts to write in our Learning Logs. In the video we learned that the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States. It was built from 1832-1860. Twelve million immigrants passed through the halls of Ellis Island. Some people were turned away at Ellis Island because they were sick. Some people snuck into the United States because they didn’t have papers. Those people are considered illegal immigrants.
We had our first Student of the Month Assembly. Shawn was our Student of the Month. He got Student of the Month for setting high expectations. The goal for October is responsibility. Jasmine got Writer of the Month.
We also had a moment of silence in honor of Mrs. Decker.
In Language we did a compare/contrast writing. We did a Venn diagram and then we changed it to an essay. We partner edited. We are working on our second compare/contrast paper now.
In Success Time, we played division and multiplication Quizmo. We played Around the World with multiplication and division. We also played problem solving Bingo. We practiced multiplication and division problems by playing tic-tac-toe. We played a matching game with equivalent fractions.
We started Workstations this week. Workstations are fun. Mrs. Tomlin said we were great for our first week of Workstations.
We have the bestest teacher ever! And she has the bestest students.